UBC Vancouver Campus Student Development Awards
The Office of the Vice President Students recognizes exceptional contributions or significant improvements to the student experience and learning environment at UBC. We actively support the University’s Place and Promise strategic commitments, in particular those that are the focused on improving the student experience across all priorities. We are now inviting nominations from UBC Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni for the 2012/13 UBC Vancouver Student Development Awards. Categories of awards and winners for the last two years are listed below. Please refer to the VP Students website for past recipients.
Margaret Fulton Award: For an individual
2010/11: Joshua Caulkins, Hugh Neary, Charles Shi
2011/12: Paul Harrison, Alyssa Koehn
Helen McCrae Award: For a service for students provided by AMS, GSS or UBC
2010/11: Graduate Pathways to Success Program
2011/12: Arts Academic Advising/The Ubyssey
Alfred Scow Award: For an undergraduate program or department
2010/11: Cognitive Systems Program
2011/12: Physics and Astronomy Department/UBC Opera Program
Peter Larkin Award: For a graduate program or department
2010/11: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program
2011/12: Master of Arts Asia Pacific Policy Studies Program/Institute of Applied Mathematics
Criteria for Awards
The following criteria will guide evaluation of contributions and improvements to the student experience and learning environment:
- Direct impact on student experience, including exceptional contributions or significant improvements to:
- Student Access
- Student Success
- Student Learning and Development
- Campus Community and Campus Experience
- Student Involvement in Campus and Community
- Degree of involvement by students in the needs assessment, planning, implementation, or program evaluation where appropriate.
Nomination Process
Nominations should include a written statement from the nominator and two supporting letters outlining the exceptional contributions or improvements. Letters from students are particularly helpful.
Deadline for Nominations: March 5, 2013
Nominations should be submitted to Linda Yuen at linda.yuen@ubc.ca.
Award winners will be announced on March 28, 2013 and will be honored at a special ceremony.